Title :
100-Gb/s PAM4 link modeling incorporating MPI
Author :
Mena, Pablo V. ; Ghillino, Enrico ; Ghiasi, Ali ; Welch, Brian ; Khaliq, Muhammad Shoaib ; Richards, Dwight
Author_Institution :
Synopsys, Inc., Ossining, NY, USA
Abstract :
100-Gb/s PAM4 optical links based on cascaded silicon modulators and DSP-based receivers are comprehensively modeled. Simulation results highlight the impact of key impairments such as MPI, RIN, passive loss, and receiver noise.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; optical losses; optical modulation; optical noise; optical receivers; pulse amplitude modulation; silicon; DSP-based receivers; MPI; PAM4 optical links; RIN; Si; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; cascaded silicon modulators; multipath interference; passive loss; receiver noise; Multilevel modulation; data centers; fiber optic communications; multipath interference;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference (OI), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8178-6
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2015.7115664
